Speranza argillacearia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Speranza
Species:
S. argillacearia
Binomial name
Speranza argillacearia
(Packard, 1874)
Synonyms[1]
  • Tephrina argillacearia Packard, 1874

Speranza argillacearia, the mousy angle moth, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Its larval host is blueberry (Vaccinium) and another common name for it is the blueberry spanworm.[4][5]

The MONA or Hodges number for Speranza argillacearia is 6282.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Speranza argillacearia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Speranza argillacearia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. https://bugguide.net/node/view/554947
  4. https://extension.umaine.edu/blueberries/factsheets/insects/197-blueberry-spanworm/
  5. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Speranza argillacearia". Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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